Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Lotus products and/or services in IT jobs within the North West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Lotus over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLotus
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank199132
Rank change on same period last yearDown-67
Matching permanent IT job ads68164
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.069 %
As % of the category below1.416 %2.727 %
Salaries quoted48123
Average minimum salary£29,591£30,690
Average salary£30,685£36,468
% change on same period last year-15.85 %
Average maximum salary£31,778£42,246
UK excluding London average salary£28,851£32,694
% change on same period last year-11.75 %
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads48036013
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.611 %2.527 %
Salaries quoted41105081
Average minimum salary£33,298£36,613
Average salary£37,167£41,163
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
Average maximum salary£41,037£45,713
UK excluding London average salary£39,976£41,900
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
Lotus EnglandLotus
England

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Lotus Software.

Lotus
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Lotus across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North West Lotus Demand Trend

Lotus
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Lotus across the North West region.

North West Lotus Salary Trend

Lotus
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Lotus across the North West region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

North West Lotus Salary Histogram

Lotus
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lotus within the North West region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ManchesterDown-2333£33,625-23.92 %
CheshireDown-2427£23,643-19.78 %
LancashireDown-24£41,167+2.91 %
MerseysideDown-133£20,167-28.84 %
Lotus EnglandLotus
England

Lotus
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Lotus also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Lotus.

1216 (95.58 %)Lotus Notes
2113 (50.00 %)Windows
386 (38.05 %)Microsoft
484 (37.17 %)Active Directory
565 (28.76 %)MS Office
661 (26.99 %)Lotus Domino
753 (23.45 %)TCP/IP
849 (21.68 %)Windows Server 2003
942 (18.58 %)Java
1039 (17.26 %)Windows XP
1138 (16.81 %)Windows Vista
1236 (15.93 %)DNS
1335 (15.49 %)MS Excel
1432 (14.16 %)LotusScript
1531 (13.72 %)JavaScript
1627 (11.95 %)XML
1726 (11.50 %)Microsoft Certification
1825 (11.06 %)ITIL
1825 (11.06 %)MS Exchange
1924 (10.62 %)Windows NT
2023 (10.18 %)MCSE
2122 (9.735 %)MCP
2220 (8.850 %)Windows 2000
2220 (8.850 %)Cisco
2319 (8.407 %)IBM
2319 (8.407 %)CSS
2319 (8.407 %)SQL Server
2418 (7.965 %)LAN
2418 (7.965 %)WAN
2517 (7.522 %)Citrix

Lotus
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Lotus also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Lotus. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (11.95 %)XML
219 (8.407 %)CSS
317 (7.522 %)HTML
416 (7.080 %)AJAX
513 (5.752 %).NET
513 (5.752 %)WebServices
65 (2.212 %)EDI
71 (0.442 %).NET Framework
71 (0.442 %)ASP
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1216 (95.58 %)Lotus Notes
261 (26.99 %)Lotus Domino
325 (11.06 %)MS Exchange
412 (5.310 %)SharePoint
55 (2.212 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
55 (2.212 %)Exchange Server 2003
55 (2.212 %)IIS
64 (1.770 %)Exchange Server 2007
73 (1.327 %)Exchange Server 5.5
73 (1.327 %)GroupWise
81 (0.442 %)Exchange Server 2000
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
165 (28.76 %)MS Office
235 (15.49 %)MS Excel
34 (1.770 %)Photoshop
42 (0.885 %)SmartSuite
42 (0.885 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.442 %)Spreadsheet
51 (0.442 %)MS Project
51 (0.442 %)MS Visio
51 (0.442 %)SPSS
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (3.097 %)BPCS
24 (1.770 %)Remedy ITSM
33 (1.327 %)SAP CRM
42 (0.885 %)GoldMine
51 (0.442 %)SAP Payroll
51 (0.442 %)SAP HR
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
153 (23.45 %)TCP/IP
236 (15.93 %)DNS
318 (7.965 %)LAN
318 (7.965 %)WAN
417 (7.522 %)VPN
59 (3.982 %)Internet
67 (3.097 %)Cisco PIX
76 (2.655 %)DHCP
85 (2.212 %)Ethernet
94 (1.770 %)Intranet
103 (1.327 %)POP3
112 (0.885 %)Firewall
112 (0.885 %)IMAP
121 (0.442 %)Extranet
121 (0.442 %)SSL
121 (0.442 %)SMTP
121 (0.442 %)VoIP
121 (0.442 %)FTP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (8.407 %)SQL Server
24 (1.770 %)RDBMS
24 (1.770 %)Crystal Reports
24 (1.770 %)Oracle Reports
31 (0.442 %)MS Access
31 (0.442 %)Cognos Powerplay
31 (0.442 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.442 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.442 %)DB2
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (4.867 %)Banking
210 (4.425 %)Finance
210 (4.425 %)Pensions
37 (3.097 %)Manufacturing
46 (2.655 %)Legal
55 (2.212 %)Health
55 (2.212 %)Back Office
64 (1.770 %)Publishing
72 (0.885 %)Auditing
72 (0.885 %)Billing
72 (0.885 %)Insurance
81 (0.442 %)Marketing
81 (0.442 %)Retail
81 (0.442 %)Financial Institution
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (21.68 %)Administrator
246 (20.35 %)Developer
332 (14.16 %)Lotus Notes Developer
429 (12.83 %)Analyst
528 (12.39 %)Systems Administrator
626 (11.50 %)Technical Administrator
718 (7.965 %)Support Analyst
817 (7.522 %)Lotus Notes Administrator
916 (7.080 %)IT Manager
1014 (6.195 %)2nd Line Support
1113 (5.752 %)Technical Support
1113 (5.752 %)Consultant
129 (3.982 %)Project Manager
129 (3.982 %)Domino Administrator
138 (3.540 %)Senior Analyst
147 (3.097 %)Helpdesk Support
156 (2.655 %)Team Leader
156 (2.655 %)IT Project Manager
156 (2.655 %)Java Developer
156 (2.655 %)Domino Developer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (5.752 %)Blackberry
26 (2.655 %)Mathematics
34 (1.770 %)Data Integration
43 (1.327 %)AS400
52 (0.885 %)PDA
52 (0.885 %)Dutch Language
52 (0.885 %)French Language
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1113 (50.00 %)Windows
249 (21.68 %)Windows Server 2003
339 (17.26 %)Windows XP
438 (16.81 %)Windows Vista
524 (10.62 %)Windows NT
620 (8.850 %)Windows 2000
710 (4.425 %)Windows 2000 Server
88 (3.540 %)UNIX
96 (2.655 %)Linux
105 (2.212 %)Red Hat Linux
105 (2.212 %)OS/400
111 (0.442 %)NetWare
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (11.06 %)ITIL
216 (7.080 %)Migration
313 (5.752 %)Project Management
410 (4.425 %)ERP
56 (2.655 %)PRINCE2
56 (2.655 %)RAD
56 (2.655 %)SSADM
56 (2.655 %)CRM
56 (2.655 %)Service Management
56 (2.655 %)Stakeholder Management
56 (2.655 %)Supplier Management
65 (2.212 %)Data Modelling
74 (1.770 %)Business Analysis
74 (1.770 %)ITSM
74 (1.770 %)Technical Architecture
74 (1.770 %)Business Development
82 (0.885 %)Security Cleared
91 (0.442 %)Product Marketing
91 (0.442 %)SC Cleared
91 (0.442 %)Web Development
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (18.58 %)Java
232 (14.16 %)LotusScript
331 (13.72 %)JavaScript
413 (5.752 %)SQL
413 (5.752 %)Formula Language
57 (3.097 %)C
66 (2.655 %)VB
74 (1.770 %)DHTML
81 (0.442 %)Transact-SQL
81 (0.442 %)C#
81 (0.442 %)RPG
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (11.50 %)Microsoft Certification
223 (10.18 %)MCSE
322 (9.735 %)MCP
412 (5.310 %)HND
511 (4.867 %)MCSA
69 (3.982 %)Degree
77 (3.097 %)MCDST
77 (3.097 %)ITIL Certification
86 (2.655 %)HNC
86 (2.655 %)A+ Certification
95 (2.212 %)ECDL
103 (1.327 %)CCA
103 (1.327 %)Citrix Certification
112 (0.885 %)Cisco Certification
112 (0.885 %)CCNA
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.212 %)ISO27001
24 (1.770 %)GMP
31 (0.442 %)SLA
31 (0.442 %)QA
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
184 (37.17 %)Active Directory
25 (2.212 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.442 %)Terminal Services
31 (0.442 %)VMware ESX
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (3.982 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (0.885 %)OpenView
31 (0.442 %)OVSD
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
186 (38.05 %)Microsoft
220 (8.850 %)Cisco
319 (8.407 %)IBM
417 (7.522 %)Citrix
511 (4.867 %)VMware
68 (3.540 %)Novell
77 (3.097 %)Remedy
86 (2.655 %)SAP
86 (2.655 %)HP
95 (2.212 %)Oracle
95 (2.212 %)Red Hat
104 (1.770 %)Adobe
113 (1.327 %)Cognos
113 (1.327 %)McAfee Security
122 (0.885 %)Altiris
122 (0.885 %)JD Edwards
122 (0.885 %)Agresso
122 (0.885 %)Sage
131 (0.442 %)Symantec
131 (0.442 %)VERITAS